title: The right of privacy protects the doctor-patient relationship.
authors.affiliation: Law, Medicine and Ethics Program, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, MA 02118.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Annas
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Glantz
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Mariner
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003657:Decision Making; D030881:Disclosure; D033161:Government Regulation; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D037841:Pregnant People; D018570:Risk Assessment; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence